Non-mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia: Desarda Versus Darn

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• Conditions: Inguinal Hernia Repair; Inguinal Hernia

• Registration Number: NCT06712212
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

To compare the results of Desarda and Darn techniques in inguinal hernia repair in Assiut University Hospital.

Detailed Description

Inguinal hernia is one of the most common types of abdominal hernias with a prevalence of 75% of all abdominal hernias. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most encountered surgeries all over the world. The use of mesh for inguinal hernia repair is the most commonly applied technique. However, being a foreign body, mesh repair has its own disadvantages. These include Postoperative hematoma and seroma, foreign body reaction, infection, mesh rejection, mesh migration, and fistula formation. Moreover, the use of mesh in potentially contaminated operating field is not advisable. Infectious complication and their consequences have restricted the use of mesh in emergency settings. In addition, mesh repair is not available in every part of the world since it increases the cost of the operation. Therefore, the non-mesh repair of inguinal hernia has been recently revisited. Different techniques for non-mesh inguinal hernia repair are available including Bassini, Shouldice, Desarda and Darn. In 2001,Indian Surgeon Dr. Desarda, introduced a novel technique of a tissue- based hernia repair without mesh with almost zero recurrence rates in which an undetached strip of the external oblique aponeurosis is sutured to the inguinal ligament below and the muscle arch above, behind the cord, to form a new posterior wall. External oblique muscle gives additional strength to the weakened muscle arch to keep this strip physiologically dynamic. In 1948, Moloney described a suture inguinal herniorrhaphy in which two layers of continuous monofilament non-absorbable suture lines with no tension were inserted. The first suture line is between the lower edge of the internal oblique muscle/aponeurosis and the inguinal ligament. The second superficial layer is between the rectus sheath and the inguinal ligament. All sutures should be placed without tension but with no slack .

Literature are deficient in comparing Desarda technique and Darn technique in the repair of inguinal hernia.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-27
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-02
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-01
• Study Completion: 2025-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• inguinal hernia
• Age more than 18
• Male patients

Exclusion Criteria

• simultaneous performance of other surgical procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short term recurrence of hernia	From the day post operative to 6 months after the operation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut University; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt